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MCMIS SAFETY OUTCOMES*
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Calendar Year 2015*
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Calendar Year 2016*
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Calendar Year 2017*
(Jan 1, 2017-Sep 30, 2017)
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CRASHES
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• Large Trucks and Buses
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161,103
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167,237 | 122,449 |
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Large Trucks
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145,347 | 151,107 | 111,067 |
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Buses
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16,310
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16,681 | 11,752 |
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FATALITIES
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• Large Trucks and Buses
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4,722
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4,900
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3,500 |
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Large Trucks
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4,420
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4,607
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3,310
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Buses
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325
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323
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202
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INJURIES
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• Large Trucks and Buses
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89,100 | 92,200 |
67,272
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Large Trucks
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72,893 | 75,567 |
55,135
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Buses
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17,302
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17,924 |
12,818
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*States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash. Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changes.
Note: Individual subtotals may not add to totals due to the potential for double counting (e.g., crashes involving both a truck and bus).
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PROGRAM OUTPUTS
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Fiscal Year 2016
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Fiscal Year 2017
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Fiscal Year 2018
(Oct 1, 2017-Dec 31, 2017) |
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Federal
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State
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Total |
Federal
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State
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Total |
Federal
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State
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Total | |
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• Warning Letters
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34,670
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28,293
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6,680
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CARRIER INVESTIGATIONS
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• Total Investigations Performed*
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7,805
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6,272 | 14,077 | 8,518 | 6,396 | 14,914 | 1,845 | 1,509 | 3,354 |
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Hazardous Material (HM) Investigations
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782
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804 | 1,586 | 726 | 789 | 1,515 | 167 | 188 | 355 |
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Household Goods Investigations
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165
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10 | 175 | 177 | 12 | 189 |
33
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3 | 36 |
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Passenger Carrier Investigations
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836
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429 | 1,265 | 1,177 | 416 | 1,593 | 165 | 64 | 229 |
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Motorcoach Investigations
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725
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223 | 948 | 1,029 | 193 | 1,222 | 138 | 34 | 172 |
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VIOLATIONS CITED DURING INVESTIGATIONS**
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• Total Number of Acute/Critical Violations
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7,147
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5,767 | 12,914 | 7,181 | 5,469 | 12,650 | 1,534 | 1,327 | 2,861 |
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• Average Number of Acute/Critical Violations per Investigation
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0.92
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0.92
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0.92 | 0.84 |
0.86
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0.85 |
0.83
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0.88
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0.85 |
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• Total Number of Non-Acute/Non-Critical Violations
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47,526
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31,981 | 79,507 | 50,005 | 33,894 | 83,899 | 11,127 | 8,077 | 19,204 |
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• Average Number of Non-Acute/Non-Critical Violations per Investigation
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6.09
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5.10 | 5.65 | 5.87 | 5.30 | 5.63 | 6.03 | 5.35 | 5.73 |
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INVESTIGATION FOLLOW-ON ACTIONS
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• Notice of Claims (NOC)***
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4,969
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5,086
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1,231
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Percent Investigations with NOC Issued
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35.3%
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34.1%
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36.7%
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• Notice of Violations (NOV)
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68
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111
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27
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• Unsat/Unfit Out-of-Service (OOS) Orders
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707
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620
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145
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Percent Investigations Resulting in Unsat/Unfit OOS Orders
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5.0%
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4.2%
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4.3%
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• 90-Day No-Pay OOS Orders
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1,369
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1,274
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344
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• Carrier Imminent Hazard OOS Orders
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9
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4
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2
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NEW ENTRANT SAFETY AUDITS****
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• Total New Entrant Safety Audits (Percent Completed on Time)
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38,110
(81.7%) |
35,887
(90.1%) |
8,339
(94.8%) |
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• New Entrant Pass Rate
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88.2%
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89.2%
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91.2%
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• New Entrant OOS Orders (Refusal of Audit/No Contact, Expedited Actions, Failure of Safety Audit)
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13,085
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12,505
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2,658
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ROADSIDE INSPECTIONS
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Total Truck and Bus Inspections
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3,419,066
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3,413,899
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825,885
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• Trucks
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111,063
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3,184,231 | 3,295,294 |
106,005
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3,188,545
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3,294,550 |
27,270
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772,607
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799,877 |
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HM Trucks
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6,292
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193,919
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200,211 |
6,331
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191,244
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197,575 |
1,328
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45,795 | 47,123 |
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• Buses
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13,306
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110,466
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123,772 |
12,643
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106,706
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119,349 |
2,508
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23,500
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26,008 |
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Motorcoaches
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10,448 |
21,493
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31,941 |
10,122
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18,870
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28,992 |
2,094
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4,079
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6,173 |
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DRIVER/VEHICLE INSPECTIONS/OOS RATES
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Driver
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Vehicle
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Driver
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Vehicle
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Driver
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Vehicle
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• Total Number of Truck Inspections
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3,247,507
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2,245,859
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3,252,928
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2,253,690
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790,189
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537,821
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• Total Number of Bus Inspections
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53,618
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102,692
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49,537
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99,971
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11,385
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21,746
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• Truck OOS Rate
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4.9%
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20.7%
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5.1%
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21.2%
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5.0%
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21.0%
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• Bus OOS Rate
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4.3%
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6.7%
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4.8%
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6.5%
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5.5%
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6.1%
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*Excludes terminal reviews. The counts will be different from prior reports.
**Methodology for counting acute/critical violations has been modified. The counts will be different from prior reports.
***Includes both closed and open enforcements; excludes enforcement as a result of an inspection.
****New Entrant Safety Audit counts include both offsite and onsite safety audits. The counts will be different from prior reports.
**Methodology for counting acute/critical violations has been modified. The counts will be different from prior reports.
***Includes both closed and open enforcements; excludes enforcement as a result of an inspection.
****New Entrant Safety Audit counts include both offsite and onsite safety audits. The counts will be different from prior reports.
Source: All data from Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS), as of January 26, 2018.